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Post in Raw or Subbed by seiryuulostmymusic

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:31:31 -0000

I watch animes with subs. I haven learn Japanese language yet. I'm thinking of learning it, so i can watch raw animes in the future =].

Post in Raw or Subbed by Ten

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:23:10 -0000

I can read little Japanese. And I read verrrry slowly. Ugh. But at least this helps me understand the language. Somehow.

I watch mostly the subs, though. It's tricky for me to watch raws. I can understand basic conversation but it gets difficult with the exposition parts. I have to rewatch a few times before it sinks in.

Since I like focusing on the story instead of thinking of what one word means, I'd rather watch the subs. It's much more convenient.

Post in Raw or Subbed by KT Kore

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:03:15 -0000

Subbed only for me. I don't think I'll ever end up learning Japanese. At least, not any time in the immediate future. And I don't watch anime for the pretty pictures, so I'll just have to continue waiting for subs.

Post in Raw or Subbed by TL-chan

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:17:18 -0000

I preder to watch raws (due to impatience, mostly), though I can't understand everything. With series like Pretty Cure Splash Star and Spider Riders I have no trouble, but when it comes to things like Utawarerumono and Fate/Stay Night, I have to reference other people's posts to fill in the blanks. I have been studying Japanese for a while though. Still being in high school, I can't take courses but I do have a few books.

Post in Raw or Subbed by wrex

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:49:20 -0000

Well, I live in Tokyo, so I basically watch the stuff off TV (but recorded on my Mac), so I guess you could say it's "raw." But I also like to buy R1 DVDs, so I watch stuff again subtitled. My Japanese is pretty good, but I can't catch some finer details or complex discussions.

Post in Raw or Subbed by hung

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 07:02:42 -0000

Hmmm.. I'd argue that pretty much all anime is now meant for pedophiles. Anyway, That's a pretty good idea, watching kid's shows. I wish they had Japanese Sesame Street on bittorrent...

I guess that also explains why I can read through School Rumble manga relatively fast (just school terms) whereas Keroro Gunso manga takes me like, 30 minutes a page (sci-fi vocab and other weirdness).

I suspect that while Animal Yokocho seems like it's for kids, the weird puns and cultural references still make it too hard for me to figure out raw. Too bad, since it's a really good anime.

Post in Raw or Subbed by Anga

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:38:01 -0000

If it's something interesting and there isn't subs or they are too slow then I watch raws. Otherwise I wait subs.

At the moment only one that I follow without subs is Futago-hime Gyu. It's meant for kids so there is no complex language.

Post in Raw or Subbed by lolikitsune

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 05:47:22 -0000

Oh man, sounds like the show for me.

Post in Raw or Subbed by jpmeyer

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 05:42:06 -0000

Oh, and if it's something like Pretty Cure that's meant for little kids (and pedophiles), I can understand like every single thing that they say in the raw.

Post in Raw or Subbed by Alexis

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:28:31 -0000

Mostly subs. But if the show is very interesting and is subbed far too slowly, I'd watch it raw first and then watch the subs later.

The only shows I am watching raw now are Saiunkoku Monogatari and Ouran, the first being to far behind in terms of subs and the second is just a favourite and can't resist the temptation to grab the first raw I can find.

I manage to get about 50% of the talk and that is I guess enough to keep track what is really going on.

My experience with Japanese is two years of evening courses twice a week (we moved very slowly, so I am pretty much unable to talk and read, but at least I know some basics). Funninest thing i that I picked up Japanese not because of anime, since I didn't know such thing existed at that point of time, but because of my fascination with Japan in general.

I wish I could continue but where I currently live there's no such opportunity and I hate studying on myself.

Post in Raw or Subbed by jpmeyer

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:42:58 -0000

Depends on the shows. I watch shows raw when I really really like the show and not only can't wait for the subs, but like the show enough that I'll want to watch each episode a few times.

And I've found that while I can watch school life shows raw and get like 90% of the dialogue, that gets flipped around with mecha shows, where I'll be like "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, now wonder that didn't make any sense. I thought that they said 'port quantum cannon' and that's why I couldn't figure out why the beam was coming out of the right side of the battleship."

Oh, and I can't watch Haruhi raw because everything will be fine and then Nagato will start talking and I'll just have to give up and wait for the subs.

It took me probably a good year and a half of college Japanese before I felt comfortable watching raws. In total I've had 4 semesters of college Japanese so far and while I'm not taking any right now (it's not covered under my Masters program but hopefully will be under my Ph.D. program), I've also been watching/reading mostly raw anime, Japanese-language mangas, and playing the occasional Japanese-language ADV game (like the Sakura Taisen and Muv-Luv games) for the past year so I've been expanding my vocabulary (and kanji!) and keeping my comprehension skills sharp.